Project #1 Thoughts-Patrick Toohers

For my project I will be writing about a high school class that has had the most impact on my life. This class was geometry and it was taught by one of the toughest teachers in my high school. I was very afraid to take the class at first, but it was worth it in the end. At the beginning of the school year my teacher, Mr. Allen, himself thought that I would not be smart enough to do well in the class, so right from the get-go I was eager to prove him wrong. The homework load for this geometry class was overbearing and at times during the year I hated the class. When the year was over Mr. Allen went from being the meanest teacher in the world to one of my favorite teachers. He taught me that most of what you learn in school isn't really learned in the classroom. It takes hard work and discipline to put in the time out of the classroom to do homework thoroughly and study diligently. Not only did he help me in the classroom, but he also inspired me to work harder in sports. The inspirational quotes that he collected and shared with the class always gave me motivation to work harder in school and in baseball. I think that this is a great project to give at the beginning of the school year so that we can look back on important lessons we have learned already from school and how we need to use those lessons going forward at JMU.